2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1948: Abandoned Mine Land Grant Retention Fund established.

Legislative Summary

Abandoned Mine Land Grant Retention Fund established. Establishes the Abandoned Mine Land Grant Retention Fund and requires any eligible designated funds received under the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to be deposited into the Fund. The bill authorizes the Director of the Department of Energy to provide grants for certain projects described in the federal Act relating to the protection of public health, safety, and property from the adverse effects of coal mining practices.

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Bill History

1/6/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101334D
House of Delegates
1/6/2025
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
House of Delegates
1/13/2025
Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
House of Delegates
1/14/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1948)
House of Delegates
1/15/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/17/2025
Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/21/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
1/23/2025
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
1/24/2025
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Senate
2/11/2025
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/17/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/19/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/19/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/19/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/20/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/20/2025
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/20/2025
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/20/2025
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
3/7/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1948ER)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1948)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/19/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 151 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/19/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0151)

Roll Call Votes

Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2/20/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2/20/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2/20/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2/19/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
2/17/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
2/11/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
1/23/2025
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
1/17/2025
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
1/15/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/19/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Democrat: 2

Primary Sponsor

David Bulova
David Bulova
Democrat

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/19/20252.7 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/20252.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/6/20254.1 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/7/2025115.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/14/2025113.1 KB